The Zoaistas Behind the Scenes

Founding Artist and Director

"At some point in your life, the spokes of all your experiences, skills, and interests may intersect. That's what happened for me when I learned that I could co-create habitats with and for marine life using my art and design background.

Everyone on the team shows up with desire to help heal coral reefs and contribute to a healthy, peaceful, and loving future for all life. I feel lucky to work with such dedicated, creative, skilled, generous, and playful people (and fish) on a daily basis."

Zoe Research Lead Biologist 

"Zoe is fascinating and having the opportunity to study life on it is really a dream come true. 

As a biologist and Divemaster, It is truly interesting to establish and to test new hypotheses on Zoe's evolution underwater.

I love working along with Colleen and Zoe's team, combining passions and different skills in this unique adventure gathering science, art, and care for our biodiversity."

Lead Data Scientist

"The integrity of the project makes incredibly creative and brilliant people gravitate towards it, and just as the structure acts as a complex artificial reef, Zoe is a wonderfully diverse family where unexpected findings emerge from the convergence of science, art, and technology. 

As a scientist, Zoe has renovated my sense of awe and my belief in the gifts and eurekas that working in the intersections bring. I believe wholeheartedly this is where Im meant to be. ." 

Living Sea Sculpture Intern

"I admire Living Sea Sculpture's involvement in the protection of the local marine biodiversity around Cozumel island and its structures to help the growth of a great diversity of corals.

Being an intern in this association is for me a great accomplishment, combining my field of study (political science) and what I love (marine biodiversity), with the incredible opportunity of being as close as possible to the stakes : underwater with all the marine life."